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Ringfort - rath

Coolaclevane, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Coolaclevane, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Coolaclevane
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1904)
Coordinates
51.82634, -9.03866
SMR number
CO082-065----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on NW-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (46m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m) N->SW; scarp with slight internallip SW->W; scarp (H 1.2m) elsewhere. Remains of limekiln in bank to NNE. Entrance (Wth 2m) to NE; line of well-embedded stones at base of bank on each side; many loose stones scattered about. External fosse (max. D 1.7m)NNE->SW; shallow to NE; deep to E and SE but overgrown with bushes. Interior slopes down to NW; planted with mature coniferous trees; three contiguous stones, each 1m in length, form line in S half of interior, 6m inside bank. Surrounding field fences removed; no visible surface trace of possible outer bank (E->S) hachured on 1904 OS 6-inch map and depicted as incorporated into field fence system.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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